CHESSDORRASteinitz–von Bardeleben, Hastings 1895
Date 1895-08-17 · Round 10 · Result 1–0
A rook keeps the attack going with checks
Steinitz begins with 22.Rxe7+. Follow the rook via f7 and g7 to h7, and track the black king’s escape squares after each check. The played score ends at 25.Rxh7+.
Position before the move 22.Rxe7+
Complete game score
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Be6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxd5 Bxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Re1 f6 15. Qe2 Qd7 16. Rac1 c6 17. d5 cxd5 18. Nd4 Kf7 19. Ne6 Rhc8 20. Qg4 g6 21. Ng5+ Ke8 22. Rxe7+ Kf8 23. Rf7+ Kg8 24. Rg7+ Kh8 25. Rxh7+ 1-0